Systems and methods for industrial robotics

A system for operating industrial bots to achieve a collaborative industrial objective, the system comprising:

• a remote control center;
• a first colony comprising a first colony control center and a first plurality of squads, the first colony control center configured to communicate with the first plurality of squads and the remote control center;
• a second colony comprising a second colony control center and a second plurality of squads, the second colony control center configured to communicate with the second plurality of squads and the remote control center;
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• each squad comprising a respective plurality of bots configured to work together autonomously to achieve a respective industrial task, wherein each respective industrial task is performed in order to achieve the collaborative industrial objective, each bot is configured to communicate with one or more bots within its respective squad, and each bot comprises a universal platform and a payload stack, the payload stack configured to perform a subtask of the respective industrial task and being one of a plurality of interchangeable payload stacks that can attach to the universal platform.

A method of using autonomous industrial bots toward achieving a collaborative industrial objective, the method comprising:

• establishing autonomous communications between a first colony control center and one or more bots of one or more squads of a first plurality of squads;
• establishing autonomous communications between a second colony control center and one or more bots of one or more squads of a second plurality of squads;
• establishing autonomous communications between a remote control center and one or both of i) the first colony control center and ii) the second colony control center;
• performing a first industrial task with the first plurality of squads based on at least one of the established autonomous communications between the remote control center and either the first colony control center or the second colony control center, the first industrial task being performed in combination with a second industrial task toward achieving the collaborative industrial objective;
• and
• performing the second industrial task with the second plurality of squads based on the at least one of the established autonomous communications between the remote control center and either the first colony control center or the second colony control center, the second industrial task being performed in combination with the first industrial task toward achieving the collaborative industrial objective.

One or more non-transient computer-readable mediums storing one or more sets of instructions thereon that when executed by one or more processors perform a method of using autonomous industrial bots toward achieving a collaborative industrial objective, the method comprising:

• establishing autonomous communications between a first colony control center and one or more bots of one or more squads of a first plurality of squads;
• establishing autonomous communications between a second colony control center and one or more bots of one or more squads of a second plurality of squads;
• establishing autonomous communications between a remote control center and one or both of i) the first colony control center and ii) the second colony control center;
• performing a first industrial task with the first plurality of squads based on at least one of the established autonomous communications between the remote control center and either the first colony control center or the second colony control center, the first industrial task being performed in combination with a second industrial task toward achieving the collaborative industrial objective;
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• performing the second industrial task with the second plurality of squads based on the at least one of the established autonomous communications between the remote control center and either the first colony control center or the second colony control center, the second industrial task being performed in combination with the first industrial task toward achieving the collaborative industrial objective.